$ 375-425 per hour
Samira Amato
About Samira
Biography
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Samira Amato is first and foremost an excellent litigation attorney. Amato has many years of experience in the courtroom and is trained in the highest standards of trial advocacy. She brings that tradition of excellence to the private practice of law. Amato entered the legal practice to obtain favorable results for her clients. Amato has litigated cases in Federal Court, State Court and the Appellate Court.
After graduating with honors from University of California at Berkeley, Ms. Amato joined the Peace Corps. Thereafter earned her JD from Santa Clara University School of Law with a specialization in intellectual property. She subsequently clerked for Judge Katherine Lucero of the Superior Court of California County of Santa Clara. Amato has been practicing law since 2003 and is a member of the State Bar of California in good standing.
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Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
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Licensed in California for 22 years
State: California
Acquired: 2003
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Location
Law Office of Samira Amato
2033 Gateway Pl., 5th floor, San Jose, CA, 95110
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Posted by anonymous | September 29, 2011 | Family
a complete waste of time, energy and money, and she did not do ANYTHING I ordered her to do.
Hmmmm, let me see. Never once did what I told her to do, even when put in writing, convinced me to mediate an issue with people she KNEW were biased, and then refused to have the orders I paid so much for put into writing or enforced. I had to fire her for nonfeasance. She might care, but what that g...
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Experience
Honors
1997
Honors, Graduated with Honors from UC Berkeley
Work Experience
2003 - Present
Principal, Law Office Of Samira Amato
2002 - 2002
Judicial Law Clerk, Superior Court of California
Associations
2017 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2003 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember in Good Standing
Sample of Legal Cases
MOORE v. JMK GOLF, LLC
The Court reversed the judgment because plaintiff failed to prevail on any requisite cause of action to support the award.
Education
2002
Santa Clara Univ SOL
law
1997
Univ of California Berkeley
undergraduate
Speaking Engagements
2014
Family law and Domesitc Violence Seminar
Legal issues dealing surrounding Family law
2014
Divorce Care and Recovery
Helping families through Divorce
Publications
2020
Law Office of Samira Amato
Top 3 Questions Asked by Employers about COVID19 Paid Sick Leave
2020
Law Office of Samira Amato
The CARES Act impacting Real Estate: Landlords, tenants and homeowners
2020
Law Office of Samira Amato
Helping Employers through COVID-19
2020
Law Office of Samir Amato
It's Permissible to Leave your Home to Avoid Child Abuse or Domestic Violence- COVID 19
2020
Law Office of Samira Amato
COVID-19 & Family Visitations
2020
Law Office of Samira Amato
Bay Area Courts impacted by COVID-19
2020
Law Office of Samira Amato
Should I Sell My Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Languages
Farsi
English
Activity
Legal Answers
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Q&A
Is there a limit on how many hours I can work and for how many employers (I have a green card)?
04 Apr 2020
Q&A
Can I file an ex parte after my ex just filed one on me?
05 Apr 2020
Q&A
My spouse won't have signature notarized on divorce papers.
09 Sep 2014